Editors' Review

Find my iPhone helps you find your misplaced Apple device by showing it on a map and optionally making it play a sound. If a device is lost or stolen, you have the options of locking the device down, displaying a contact number, and wiping it clean.

Pros

View all devices on a map and remotely trigger a sound: When you open the app you'll see all of your online devices on a map, and you'll be able to make them produce a sound, even if they are in silent mode. The option is extremely handy if a phone gets lost inside the house.

Display a contact number: In case the device is question shows up where it's not supposed to be, you have the option of sending a message along with your contact number, which can be read by anyone.

Remote wipe: If your device is stolen, you can protect your privacy by wiping all data the next time it is online.

Cons

Always-on tracking: The downside to having such a convenience is that your devices are regularly being asked their locations, and the information is being aggregated on Apple's servers.

Bottom Line

Find my iPhone is one of those services that is handy for finding missing devices and essential if they are lost or stolen. Thanks to its intuitive interface, everyone can navigate and use the app and have that one extra layer of protection and peace of mind.

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Find My iPhone: If you misplace your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, the Find My iPhone app will let you use any iOS device to find it and protect your data. Simply install this free app, open it, and sign in with the Apple ID you use for iCloud. Find My iPhone will help you locate your missing device on a map, remotely lock it, play a sound, display a message, or erase all the data on it. For missing iOS devices, Find My iPhone also includes Lost Mode. Lost Mode locks your device with a passcode and can display a custom message and contact phone number right on the Lock Screen. While in Lost Mode, your device can keep track of where it has been and report back so you can view its recent location history, right from the Find My iPhone app. Please note that Find My iPhone must be enabled in iCloud settings on your device before you can locate it with this app. FEATURES. Locate your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac on a map. Play a sound for two minutes at full volume (even if your device is set to silent). Remotely lock your device with a passcode. Display a custom message on the Lock Screen. View recent location history of your device while in Lost Mode (iOS devices). Get driving directions to device location. Remotely erase all content and settings on your device. Battery charge indicatorNew for iOS 9: View your current location and the location of your missing device on the same map. Cancel a pending erase request if your missing device is offline. Supported languages: English, Arabic, Australian English, Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Canadian French, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hong Kong Chinese, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Mexican Spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, VietnameseREQUIREMENTS. Find My iPhone 4. 0 requires iOS 8 or later and iCloud. You can create a free Apple ID to use with iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac. Wi-Fi or cellular internet connection is required. WiFi-only devices must be connected to the Internet via a registered Wi-Fi network to be located.

This new stupid update says my Iphone must be connected to the internet to be able to find it. I have now clue where my phone is right now because it says it is off line or something! Such an unreliable app

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This new update has ruined it because I don't keep my phone connected to the internet all the time so what is the point. Very untrustworthy app

I lost my iPad, which DID NOT have a passcode. I locked the device one time and the passcode i chose was already known by the person who stole it, so they typed it in and turned off lost mode. The continue to just turn it off every time i lock it. The new find my iPhone app does not give you any option to change that password, which is totally absurd. The person who stole my device ALREADY KNOWS THE PASSCODE and i simply need to lock the device using a DIFFERENT passcode.

This app is absolutely amazing! I was able to track every location the person had been and once they stopped for awhile, I went to the nearest police station and had them go to the door and set off the alarm on my phone. Such an amazing invention - thanks to this app I left the police station my brand new iPhone 5 in my hands!

Cons

Not the app's fault - but it sucks that the perp can shut your phone down completely which doesn't allow GPS function to work.

Worked really well could track it down to a address where it has been stolen.nice lost mode which lets you lock your phone and put a message on the screen. remote wipe is nice too, never had to use it as the police got it back.

Cons

well none for me everything worked gr8

Summary

This product works really well i had my phone stolen, when i noticed it was gone i got on the computer and started tracking it. You can lock the phone and put it in lost mode, so gives you peace of mind that nobody can go though your data. After tracking it down to a house i called the police i gave them the address and there went and arrested the guy that had stolen my phone. Got my phone back took it out of lost mode and could sleep easy. A++

Accidentally laid my phone down in Target. I knew exactly where I left it, but it was GONE. Saw on "Find My iPhone" app that it was now in a residential area nearby, so we followed it. Led us to the exact house, where a lady's child had picked it up, unbeknownst to Mom. Thank God the little girl was honest and gave it back! Yep, pretty incredible. Smaller radius than the one I got on AT&T Family Map.

Thank goodness for the Find iPhone app! My daughter's phone was stolen at a crowded, metropolitan location 6 days ago, and I thought FOR SURE it would never be discovered again. After several failed attempts of reaching the iPhone by calling/remotely locking and remotely locating it, I suspended service and started shopping for a new phone. Since the phone was turned off, Find iPhone could not determine the location; but after 6 days, the thief turned the phone on again. Out of curiousity, I decided to unsuspend service and try to locate it again. Sure enough, it was discovered at a local mall and after a bit of detective work, I was reunited with the device.

Cons

It would be quite helpful if Find iPhone would provide not just a general location, but also an address and a GPS relation point. For example, if the handy "blue location travel dot" would have shown my physical location in relation to that of the iPhone, I may have spent a few less hours interrogating mall employees, while trying to align myself with the phone.

Summary

I'm thankful for Find iPhone in this case. I can see how thieves disabling the app or keeping the iPhone turned off can be problematic in serving it's purpose; but in my case, it was instrumental in reuniting me with my daughter's property. I'm truly grateful for this app!

find my phone app can help you find your phone is you've misplaced it in your car, home or off the roof of your car....period. chances are you've lost it and/or someone else has stolen it, unless you are a good detective, you will never see it again and have become yet another victim of ATT / APPLE, because you will most probably buy another phone, for even more $$ (+APPLE), AND that person will set up a new account (+ ATT). So there are your Pros for ATT and APPLE, not the consumer (unless they are the thief)

Cons

if your phone is stolen, anyone can turn it off, disable the find my phone app, in which case you won't find it anywhere. ATT will not help. IMEI # is traceable by ATT but they won't give you any information except to tell you another customer has set up an account using your phone.

Summary

bottom line: ATT / APPLE, only care about new customers, whether they are honest or not. It's sad when people that steal are protected even though they are using a reported stolen phone. I don't understand how this continues and nothing is done to stop it.

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